Sailors Captured by North Vietnam Raise Exchange Questions
The 19 sailors held by North Vietnam, captured from two PT boats, may become leverage in prisoner exchanges and test Hanoi’s acceptance of the 1949 Geneva Convention. US officials note the sailors’ military uniforms and origin from North Vietnamese boats could affect negotiations and legal classifications amid ongoing efforts to secure exchanges through nonaligned states and the Red Cross.
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United States
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Hanoi
International Committee Off the Red Cross
Family tiff ends in drowning near MEDA Portugal
MEDA Portugal. Mrs Mendes Perdigao 50 scolded her 16 year old Georgete for not helping enough on the family farm. Georgete ran off and jumped into a nearby river. Her mother and 194 year old sister Emilio plunged in to save her. None could swim. All three drowned.
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Mendes Perdigao
Georgete
Emilio
City Hall Desk Clerk Denies Motel Look in Vancouver
A Vancouver desk clerk tells a couple from Walla Walla that the city’s new City Hall, though it resembles a motel, is not a lodging facility. The exchange occurred as the couple inquired about reservations.
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Vancouver, Wash
Walla Walla
Bil- Offie Sawyer
Vancouver
Dodd Bill on Tickets Set Forth Contention and Charges
The ethics committee probes into Senator Dodd focus on campaign finances. Allegations claim Dodd pocketed up to 200000 in contributions and acted as an errand man for Julius Klein. Dodd halted cooperation when the committee broadened its inquiry and challenged its jurisdiction.
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Brew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Senate
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Badd Staty
Chicago
Julius Klein
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Nurses in L B Area Strike Meet to Organize for Higher Pay
Nurses in the Los Angeles Long Beach area plan to organize within the CNA or AFL-CIO after a Thursday meeting. They will form hospital committees and draft negotiation goals for Southland hospitals and clinics. Officials including William Gilbert of the AFL-CIO urged building local support while acknowledging cautious steps toward a union. Proposals from San Francisco set base salaries from 505 to 696 monthly with gradual raises over a decade, and Long Beach area salaries start around 425 monthly with some at 450 after ten years.
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William Gilbert
Los Angeles
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Long Beach
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Los Angeles County
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Bellflower
Douglas Aircraft Co
Harriman-Jones| Clinic
Obispo Medical Group
San Francisco
Ence
Basie Tates
Congo to Get First Television System
In Kinshasa Leopoldville UPI reports Radio Congo Francais demands included as America received approval the guarantee. The first television system install is planned with double-time pay for the nurse called back, sick pay on regular shifts, and a Nov 24 payout. Mobutu's coup anniversary features deletion of non-payments and first day duties.
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Kinshasa
Leopoldville
San
Congo
UPI
Radio Corp
Joseph
Mobutu
California Taxable Retail Sales Hit 7.7 Billion First Quarter
California reported a first quarter record of 7.7 billion in taxable retail sales up 544 million from the year earlier. The state Board of Equalization noted 236 million in state taxes and 78 million in city and county taxes collected, with growth tied to higher consumer spending. A separate Pittsburgh incident described a robbery at a station where a reader was asked if he could read before the thief demanded money and fled with cash.
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California
Pittsburgh
State Board of Equalitage
Wallace Webb
Russia halts U S filmings over Hanoi Haiphong bombings
New York CBS reports Russians paused two American TV productions in the Soviet Union citing the Hanoi Haiphong bombings. A CBS spokesman noted one project on the 50th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution may resume next spring with external material.
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Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Aj Columbia Broadcasting System
Eene
CBS
Hill. Leonard
Russia
Hanoi
Haiphong
Hall
I US and Soviet Agree on Space Nuclear Ban
Geneva reports that the United States and the Soviet Union reached a principled agreement at a 28 nation UN conference to ban nuclear weapons and mass destruction from outer space. Draft conventions were tabled by both powers, with provisions against military maneuvers and weapons in space, and both sides seeking to define rules for exploration.
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United: States
Soviet Union
Space
U.N
United States
U.S
Arthur J. Gotg Verg
America
Ripon College Names New President Amid Draft Debate
Ripon Wisconsin announces Dr Ber. USS named president as debate over a draft provision continues. Soviet delegate Pla objects to a sentence allowing use of military personnel and equipment for scientific exploration or peaceful student purposes at Oberlin College.
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